Million reasons why you must stay alive.

I didn't believe I would have waited till nighttime before writing this article, electricity was ceased around 1:25 am today while I was working at the farm. Luckily for me, I was able to finish changing the water because I drained the water before the light came and when it did, I just washed and pumped immediately.

I had to use my phone as a torchlight since everywhere was dark, I forgot I was in Nigeria where nothing is fixed. The power was supposed to be available till 6 am but it went off 4hours before the usual time. I got home with a low battery and started engaging after a 2hours nap. I didn't bother if the phone was going to go off because I expected electricity and my brother had already gone in search of fuel.

He came back with an empty keg saying that all the gas stations in the area are closed, I got a bit disturbed but took my mind off it since we were meant to have electricity by noon. The time came and there was no sign of electricity, after an hour I got disturbed and went in search of fuel myself but still got nothing. I returned home around 5 pm with my battery drained. It hurts me to know that the gas station had fuel but refuse to sell for some selfish reasons, I have to give someone to help me out with the charging late this evening.

While at the gas station hoping for a miracle, different conversations were going on and one got my attention. A man who came with a tricycle said he is tired of life, he complained of going through a lot and there are times he wishes that he could just leave the world.

People laughed and encouraged him that things would get better, he further mentioned how the government is the ones taking the profit in the transportation business and they still wouldn't do anything to help them. He was lamenting a lot and I could feel his pains just from the words coming from his mouth, it sees life as nothing anymore. Whenever you think that your situation is the worse, always remember that there are people who are going to lots more than you.

I lived in a busy neighborhood while growing up and a lot happened there, people talking about ending their life is one thing I don't like hearing but I wished I could end my life at a point also. I was young and had too many expectations, I had dreams I haven't even started trying to fulfill and my world was crumbling. I told myself that death is the best way to escape the pains and struggles of this world, I saw different suicide cases, and the only thing that came to my mind then was that the struggles of the deceased were over.

The thought came from time to time but something never allowed me to attempt it, thinking about my mom's sacrifice and struggles to go in vain always made me cry. I didn't want her labor on me to be in vain, I just have to stay alive, make her happy because she was there for me when no one did.

The issue of suicide is one thing we can't ignore, it is happening day in and out regardless of your age. A lot of people find more comfort in ending their life than to keep pushing themselves forward, they are ignorant about the millions of reasons why they have to stay alive.

I don't know how you might feel about this but I have come to understand and accept the fact that every human has millions of reasons to stay alive.

The world is a cold ground, the problems flying around could make a human want to end his or her life suddenly but suicide wouldn't be an option, it would only show how the deceased lacked the will to live. I said it recently that the world had never been an easy place to live and yet people make the best out of it. If they made it through, what's hindering you from what you have always dreamt of becoming in life.

There are lots of reasons to be alive, I don't know for everyone but I will mention a few out of the million reasons why I chose to be alive.

•Family.

Family is the best gift God gave to me and leaving them by taking my own life is a sign of being an ingrate.

I know a lot of us have been through a lot with our families, we have struggled together, cried together, laughed together, and committing suicide would mean letting them down because in my case, they believe in me a lot.

They have at one point made sacrifices and I wouldn't want to see their sacrifices go in vain, I must reward them and make them happy by staying alive to fight through the challenges of the world.

My purpose

It wouldn't be the first time hearing that will all have a purpose in the world, imagine that you have hundreds of people whose success depends on you because you will be the one to lift them and you decided to end your life.

Do you consider how many people you have affected their lives for taking yours?

We have purposes that must be fulfilled before leaving this world, you should be concerned more about fulfilling them than taking your life.

Sin

According to the scriptures, it is a crime to take one's life or that of others. When things get tough, call upon the creator and let him guide you as you journey through the life-draining world we live in.

It would be terrible to know that a person who suffered a lot in life would still go through eternal pain because he or she ended their life.

We all have different perspectives about life but no matter how depressed or difficult things may be, suicide is not the option.

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